As we get ready for a new basketball season it is a great time to restart our blogs and we will begin with a look at the assistant coach. Every head coach wants an assistant that they can rely on and that will help lighten their load. Every person who wants to break into coaching is looking for that opportunity to work with someone and learn the ropes and get the foot in the door to what they hope will lead to opportunities to coach their own teams in the future. What are the key traits and duties that an assistant coach needs to have/perform to bring value to a basketball team and the head coach. What duties/responsibilities does the head coach need to entrust to their assistants to help them grow and enjoy their role. Let's take a good look at both sides of the equation and start to build an understanding of what the job should look like.
We should start by looking at what the person entering the role of assistant should understand and bring to the table in order to be effective in their role:
If we have a solid grasp of what the assistant should be doing and working on then we can move to what the head coach should be trying to do with their assistants to help them grow and prosper. The head coach should be tasking their assistants with the following jobs and opportunities to assist with their growth:
These are the key things that assistants need to bring and opportunities that head coaches need to provide. If you are a head coach evaluating your relationships with your assistants or an assistant evaluating your situation, the following three questions can help you understand if you are fostering the growth of your assistants or if you are in a role where your growth is being considered. Constantly keep these three questions in mind:
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